{"id":575158,"date":"2010-05-21T20:48:58","date_gmt":"2010-05-22T00:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/?p=12090"},"modified":"2010-05-21T20:48:58","modified_gmt":"2010-05-22T00:48:58","slug":"clinton-warns-north-korea-that-the-attack-will-have-its-punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/575158","title":{"rendered":"Clinton warns North Korea that the attack will have its punishment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clinton-warns-North-Korea-that-the-attack-will-have-its-punishment.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12091 alignleft\" title=\"Clinton warns North Korea that the attack will have its punishment\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clinton-warns-North-Korea-that-the-attack-will-have-its-punishment-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"Clinton warns North Korea that the attack will have its punishment\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>The Secretary of State in the USA, <strong>Hillary Clinton<\/strong> urged yesterday in Tokyo a forceful international response to the recent &#8220;act of aggression&#8221; by <strong>North Korea<\/strong> against <strong>South Korea<\/strong>, which could mean more isolation for the communist regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Washington and Tokyo were yesterday as a united front to Pyongyang at the beginning of <strong>Clinton&#8217;s <\/strong>tour of Asia, which coincides with increased tension on the Korean Peninsula and an increased response at the Japan island of Okinawa against U.S. troops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An international investigation concluded yesterday in Seoul that the sinking of a <strong>South Korean<\/strong> frigate in late March, which caused 46 deaths, was the work of a <strong>North Korean<\/strong> torpedo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Clinton<\/strong>, who then traveled to <strong>China <\/strong>and next week will make to <strong>South Korea<\/strong>, said at a news conference that the <strong>North Korean<\/strong> regime should know that such &#8220;aggression&#8221; in Seoul, which she considered proved, can not go unpunished and requires a response.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AdSense Now! V1.90 --><br \/>\n<!-- Post[count: 3] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"adsense adsense-midtext\" style=\"float:left;margin: 12px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0705872009880607\";\n\/* 336x280, created 2\/24\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4440161719\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, would not advance what should be the &#8220;strong international response&#8221; before consulting with Beijing, which sees it as a problem between the two Koreas, and Seoul, which seems inclined to bring the conflict to the Security Council of the UN.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The evidence is compelling.\u00a0The torpedo that sank the Cheonan ship&#8221;&#8221;and took the lives of 46 sailors was fired by a <strong>North Korean<\/strong> submarine and the U.S. strongly condemns this act of aggression,&#8221; said <strong>Clinton <\/strong>in a brief appearance with his Japan colleague, Katsuya Okada, before meeting Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In relation to the &#8220;response&#8221; mentioned by <strong>Clinton<\/strong>, it was learned yesterday that the governments of <strong>South Korea<\/strong> and United States raised the alert level on <strong>North Korea<\/strong>.\u00a0&#8221;It is carrying out an investigation into the possible increase in the level of surveillance on <strong>North Korea<\/strong>,&#8221; said a high-ranking military agency Yonhap.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this sense, the heads of diplomatic missions in Japan and the U.S. agreed that the <strong>North Korean<\/strong> threat clearly demonstrate the security challenges that exist in East Asia, considered as key U.S. military presence in Japan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">U.S. keeps about 50,000 troops in Japan, nearly half on the Okinawa bases, which are very unpopular, while <strong>South Korea<\/strong> has another 28,000 troops.<\/p>\n<p>Related posts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/world\/2010\/south-korea-accused-north-korea-for-firing-torpedo-that-killed-46\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: South Korea Accused North Korea for Firing Torpedo that Killed 46'>South Korea Accused North Korea for Firing Torpedo that Killed 46<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/world\/2010\/south-korea-blames-north-korea-for-sinking-cheonan\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: South Korea Blames North Korea for Sinking Cheonan'>South Korea Blames North Korea for Sinking Cheonan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/world\/2010\/south-korea%e2%80%99s-underwater-search-suspended\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: South Korea\u2019s Underwater Search Suspended'>South Korea\u2019s Underwater Search Suspended<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/sevensidedcube\/OXLF\/~4\/rD5tVZLsFck\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Secretary of State in the USA, Hillary Clinton urged yesterday in Tokyo a forceful international response to the recent &#8220;act of aggression&#8221; by North Korea against South Korea, which could mean more isolation for the communist regime. 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